Category Archives: Red Deer

Lacombe County swears in first new reeve in eight years
Barb Shepherd, councillor for Division 3, has been appointed reeve of Lacombe County.Unlike other municipalities which elect a mayor, Lacombe County is one of a number which only elects councillors, t...
Oct 30, 2021

Red Deer records 9,000th case of COVID-19
Red Deer now sits at 340 active cases of COVID-19, up 15 from Thursday. Meantime, the city's total number of recorded cases is up 28 in the last day to 9,018, while recoveries are up 13 to 8,602.Red D...
Oct 29, 2021

Complaint causes uncertainty for 'Tunnel of Terror' in Clearview Ridge
A much-loved and highly regarded Halloween display in Red Deer's Clearview Ridge neighbourhood might be set up for the last time this year.The 'Tunnel of Terror', as it's known, sees trick-or-treaters...
Oct 29, 2021

E-scooter pilot project wraps up first season
The first season of a three-year e-scooter pilot project in Red Deer is over as of Oct. 31.The City describes the first go-round as 'very successful,' but now wants to formally collect feedback from u...
Oct 29, 2021

Alberta RCMP reminds road users to creep it safe this Halloween
Ghosts, goblins, and ghouls aren't the only thing to watch for on Oct. 31. Alberta RCMP are asking road users to be mindful of trick-or-treaters this Halloween and to keep an eye out for all the princ...
Oct 29, 2021

Dr. Hinshaw hoping Alberta will avoid Halloween spike
*Today's statistics are below...With the province seemingly avoiding a spike in COVID-19 cases following Thanksgiving, Dr. Deena Hinshaw wants to be able to say the same after Halloween.She said follo...
Oct 28, 2021

13 teens in Sylvan Lake referred to Youth Justice Committee for vandalism spree
RCMP in Sylvan Lake have identified 13 youths in connection to an investigation that was spurred by multiple vandalism complaints.The detachment says those youths, who are between the ages of 13 and 1...
Oct 28, 2021

Preliminary hearing set for man charged in Red Deer homicide
A preliminary hearing is scheduled to take place next summer for a man charged in a Red Deer homicide last year.Dustin Mitchell, 26, of Red Deer, will have a three-day preliminary hearing starting Aug...
Oct 28, 2021

Mckenzie Road roundabouts now open
Officials with Red Deer County have announced that the Mckenzie Road roundabouts are now fully operational.The roundabouts opened at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday Oct. 27, meaning all movements on the rounda...
Oct 28, 2021

Sylvan Lake woman to be sentenced in drug trafficking operation
A Sylvan Lake woman is due to be sentenced next month for her role in a central Alberta drug trafficking operation.Emily Jean Herman, 22, is scheduled to be sentenced in Red Deer provincial court Nov....
Oct 28, 2021